Machine for folding noodles



May 16, 1933.

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A ttamey May 16, 1933. K. SCHAUFLER 1,908,868

MACHINE FOR FOLDING yNOODLES Filed April 22, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 F2' j 3 27 f' 27 F@ 6' 35 39 l mmru /3 Z8 27 42 5 a n Z0 5y 2 Z6 30 m 9 d 26 a /N VEN TOR.' KARL 66H44 UFL ER :54am A TTD/FNEX Patented May 16, 1933 UNITED STATES KAR-L soHAUFLER, or :Los ANGELES, CALIFoRN'IA MACHINE FOR FOLDING NOODLES Application filed April 22,

This invention relates to machines for folding noodles, macaroni and other similar dough products, and. the general` object of the invention is to provide a machine which will fold such products in a novel and attractive manner, for packing, storage, transportation and culinary purposes.

A more particular Objectis to provide a machine of the character stated which will 1o be simple in construction and highly eflicient in operation.

Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter.

The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings which form a part of this specification and in which,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of my invention taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 3 is a front end elevation of my invention.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of my invention. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side view of a detail of the driving mechanism.

Fig. 6 is afragmentary side elevation of another detail of the driving mechanism.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of one of the lengths cut off from the folded noodles.

Fig. 8 is a side view of Fig. 7. Corresponding parts are designated by the same reference characters in all the figures.

My invention comprises generally dough compressing and feeding means 1; dough stripping means 2; a noodle feeding con- 35 veyor 3; a noodle folding element 4; and a noodle folding and discharge conveyor v5. All of the above described elements are suitably mounted on a frame 6.

The dough compressing and feeding means 4G 1, as illustrated, may comprise a pair of feed i 1932. Serial N0. 606,934.

rollers 12 and 13, which rollers are so disposed that the yribs of each fit in the grooves ofthe other, whereby the dough as it is fed between'said rollers is stripped into noodles.

The noodle feeding conveyor-3 is mount- 55 ed below the stripping rollers 12 and 13 for conveying the noodles, stripped by said rollers, over the folding element 4 onto the folding and discharge conveyor 5. i

The folding element 4 is mounted below 60 the outer end ofthefeed conveyor 3 and above the conveyor 5 and comprises a rotatable blade 14 mounted on a horizontal shaft 15 journaled in the front end of the frame 6. My machine may be driven by power, for example by a motor 16, through the medium of the driving mechanisms noviT to be described.L y

On the shaft 17 of said motor 16 is secured a sprocket 18 and on the frame 6is '70 journaled al shaft 19 on which is secured a sprocketl 20. A chain 21 extends overthe sprockets 18 and 20, whereby the shaft 19 is` driven by the motor 16. On the shaft 19 is also secured a pinion 221in mesh with a" gear 23 secured on a shaft *24' journaled in the frame 6. The gear `.23 in turn Vmeshes with a pinion 25 secured on thejournal 26 of the feed roller 9, whereby the roller 9 is driven by said gear'and pinion. The *roller 10 is driven from the roller V9 through intermeshing pinions 25 and 27 on the roller shafts 26and 28 respectively of said yrollers 9 and 10. Theroller`7 is driven fromthe roller 10 through intermeshing gears 29 and`85 30, thegear 29'being secured Von the roller shaft 28 and the gear 30 being secured on the shaft 31 of the vroller 7. The rollerv 8 is driven and sprockets 39 and 40, the sprocket V39 bewling secured on the feed roller shaft 26 and to be folded angularly, first in one direction the sprocket 40 on the conveyor roller shaft 41. The folding blade 14 is rotated from the feed roller shaft 26 through the medium of a sprocket 42 secured on said shaft, sprocket 43, chain 44 extending over said'sprockets, shaft 45 journaled on the frame 6 and carrying lsprocket 43,-sprocket 46 secured on shaft 45, sprocket 47 secured oncthe folding blade shaft 15, and chain 48 extending over said sprockets 46 and 47. The folding and discharge conveyor 5 is driven from the shaft 45 through the medium of intermeshing bevel gears 49 and 50 and the shaft 51 on Which one of the rollers 52 of said -conveyor is secured, Vthe bevel gear' 49 being land 59. f

The Voperation ofniy invention is as follows:

A piece'of dough D is introduced-between the `feed rollers 7 and '8,' which kcompress the dough and feed it between the feed rollers 9 and 10, which in turn further coinpress thek dou'ghand feed it over vthe guide roller 11 andbetWeen the stripping rollers 12 and 13 in a 'continuous'rnass ffSaidstripp'ing'rollersl strip the continuous nuass of the dough intocontinuous noodles Nandfeed said .noodlesdownvvardly A'onto the feeding conveyor 3,Which in turn feeds L said noodles forwardlyV and downwardly over the folding kelement 4 onto 1the".folding and discharge conveyor l5. Asthenoodles thus pass in continuous lengthsfover the folding element 4 theblade 14`is rotated sothat the side edges of the bla-de alternately engage the noodles aindfold then longitudinally upon themselves on thefconveyor 5, Which travelling in the direction transversely of th'enoodles lcauses inv one `direction andtheniin the other directionand .in four layers as v illustrated in Figs.

Y The continuous mass of folded y nood-les are cut in` suitablelengths for storl7 and v8.

and then in another direction.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification at Los Angeles, California, this 16th day of April, 1932.

KARL SCHAUFLER.

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